What is CVE-2022-38582?

CVE-2022-38582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Watchdog Anti-virus, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-11-04.

How severe is CVE-2022-38582?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Watchdog Anti-virus

CVE-2022-38582

Incorrect access control in the anti-virus driver wsdkd.sys of Watchdog Antivirus v1.4.158 allows attackers to write arbitrary files.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (46.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Watchdog Anti-virus — versions 1.4.158
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38582?: CVE-2022-38582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Watchdog Anti-virus, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2022-38582?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.